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January 24, 2022

Does Reading the Bible Lead to Losing Your Faith?

Editor’s Note: The following content is excerpted from How (Not) to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-women, Anti-science, Pro-violence, Pro-slavery and Other Crazy Sounding Parts of Scripture by Dan Kimball (HarperChristian Resources, 2022)

By Dan Kimball

It’s January and that means many Christians have started the year with a fresh goal to read through the Bible. In the past, this has generally been celebrated and seen as a positive thing when someone decides to read through the “Good Book”. However, there is a significant change happening out there regarding the Bible. Many are starting to claim as they read the whole Bible, that it’s not the Good Book, but it’s the “Evil Book”.

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January 21, 2022

The Illustrated Catholic Bible With More Than 500 Woodcut Images Made in the 16th Century

Jonathan Petersen

The Illustrated Catholic Bible (Catholic Bible Press, 2021) is a one-of-a-kind Bible from Catholic Bible Press, containing 513 woodcut illustrations scanned directly from an original print copy of an eminent Latin Bible published in Venice in 1574 featuring the St. Jerome’s Vulgate translation, edited by Johannes Hentenius, and printed “in the shop of the heirs of Nicolai Bevilacqua and partners.”

Designed and set in the Catholic Comfort Print® Typeface, created exclusively for HarperCollins Christian Publishing at the 2k/denmark type foundry, each original art rendering in this devotional Bible—individually photographed and digitally processed—is accompanied by a caption containing a verse or a couple of verses from the Bible text to guide your reflection.

Now using the New Revised Standard Version Anglicised Catholic Edition translation, the Illustrated Catholic Bible contains the complete Catholic canon of 73 books—including the deuterocanonical books in the traditional Catholic order—printed on single-column pages for easy reading. Specialized appointments of the Bible include richly gilded page edging, two satin ribbon markers, and Smyth-sewn binding to allow for laying the Bible flat in your hand or on your desk.

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January 21, 2022

Weekly Brief – Week of January 16, 2022

Jonathan Petersen

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January 20, 2022

How to Live the Bible — When We Experience Depression

Mel Lawrenz

This is the one-hundred-ninety-second lesson in author and pastor Mel Lawrenz’ How to Live the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, they can get more info and sign up to receive these essays via email here.

“The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?” (Prov. 18:14).

A photo of man holding his head in depression

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January 18, 2022

Take That First Courageous Step

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By Annie F. Downs

I didn’t plan to write books. Today’s call to courage? I need to be willing to write about some things I don’t want to share but feel nudged by God to do so. But in 2006, when this whole journey began for me, it looked like eight pages.

I had to start somewhere.

The day I finished Beth Moore’s Believing God study, I sat down at my computer and pounded out an eight-page document of my life as a storyteller—from a childhood full of exaggeration to an adult life of wanting to be full of truth but telling the BEST stories. I wrote about how God was revealing to me, through Mrs. Beth’s teaching, that this was the direction my life was about to go.

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January 17, 2022

What Does the Bible Say About Justice?

Guest Post

By Christopher Reese

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day we remember his pioneering work as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement and the struggle to bring about a more equitable and just society. Justice is also one of the central concerns of the Bible, and it’s no coincidence that leaders of the Civil Rights Movement frequently appealed to Scripture as they advocated for fair and nondiscriminatory treatment under the law.

As long as we live in a fallen world in which human beings naturally gravitate toward evil (Jeremiah 17:9), we must always strive to pursue justice in our personal lives as well as in our various communities. Below we’ll explore some key aspects of what the Bible says about justice and how justice relates to God, our relationship with him, and with one another. We’ll also see that justice is an integral part of the mission God has called us to today.

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January 14, 2022

Weekly Brief – Week of January 9, 2022

Jonathan Petersen

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January 13, 2022

Should We Talk About Race in Church? Pastors John Siebeling and Wayne Francis Say YES

Guest Post

By John Siebeling and Wayne Francis

Editor’s Note: The following content is excerpted from God and Race by John Siebeling and Wayne Francis (HarperChristian Resources, 2021)

“At the end of the Bible, in the book of Revelation, we get an amazing glimpse of God’s plan for race: ‘After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb’ (Revelation 7:9, NIV). The end of our story is a beautiful picture of a diverse group of people all worshiping together before God. This is where the church will end up one day.”

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January 12, 2022

How to Live the Bible — Goodness Is Always Greater

Mel Lawrenz

This is the one-hundred-ninety-first lesson in author and pastor Mel Lawrenz’ How to Live the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along on this journey through Scripture, they can get more info and sign up to receive these essays via email here.

A lot of us deal with worry. When someone says, “You shouldn’t worry so much,” our first thought is: “Easy to say, but look around. There is plenty to worry about!”

A photo of woman appearing to be worrying

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January 12, 2022

The Christian’s Guide to New Life

Jonathan Petersen

So, You Decided to Follow Jesus. Now What!?

Whether you or someone you know has decided to follow Jesus, the next steps of living out a radically different life can be overwhelming. “Read your Bible” is certainly wise advice given to new disciples. But not having some guidance on where to start or how to address a specific question can lead to frustration and extinguish the zeal of new faith.

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Most Recent Blog Posts

Does Reading the Bible Lead to Losing Your Faith?

The Illustrated Catholic Bible With More Than 500 Woodcut Images Made in the 16th Century

Weekly Brief – Week of January 16, 2022

How to Live the Bible — When We Experience Depression

Take That First Courageous Step

What Does the Bible Say About Justice?

Weekly Brief – Week of January 9, 2022

Should We Talk About Race in Church? Pastors John Siebeling and Wayne Francis Say YES

How to Live the Bible — Goodness Is Always Greater

The Christian’s Guide to New Life

So, You Decided to Follow Jesus. Now What!?

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